Zuma Surname
Approximately 62,679 people bear this surname
Zuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52,855 | 1:1,025 | 93 |
| Bangladesh | 3,695 | 1:43,128 | 2,485 |
| Kenya | 3,194 | 1:14,458 | 1,756 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Nigeria | 438 | 1:404,436 | 21,183 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Yemen | 199 | 1:132,790 | 6,995 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Albania | 48 | 1:60,709 | 7,385 |
| Ecuador | 42 | 1:378,711 | 9,777 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Lesotho | 33 | 1:61,593 | 8,794 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Zuma (15,884) may also be a first name.
Zuma Demographics
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Zuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zuma (Arabic: زوما, Hindi: जुमा, Russian: Зума) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,041st most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 116,268 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Zuma live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,640th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 15,884 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 52,855 people, or 1 in 1,025. In South Africa Zuma is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 10 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 6 percent live and Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Zuma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zuma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zuma last name increased 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zuma Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (61%) in Kenya and Muslim (66%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Zuma are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.
The amount Zuma earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.08% less than the national average, earning R 140,016 per year and in United States they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $46,908 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zuma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zuma in the Hindi language | ||
| जुमा | juma | 50 |
| ज़ूमा | zuma | 50 |
| Zuma in the Russian language | ||
| Зума | zuma | - |
| Zuma in the Arabic language | ||
| زوما | zwma | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zuma
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